You guys are awesome and making me giddy like a school boy going to an all-girls school!

Sooo...my receiver can push the Axiom speakers, but an amp would help with more power to smooth out distortion. That being true, in my humble case, where I do not crank my speakers loud (hell, even at -23db on my Yamaha, it's plenty loud...maybe I have sensitive ears, not yet violated by the wonders of sound?), the receiver would be fine unless I notice clipping and distortion, right?

And JohnK, leaving the receiver at 8 ohms won't harm the speakers or receiver? Even if the specs on the speakers state 4ohm?

Sorry, but this seems too good to be true! I could have these speakers by Feb!

Thanks again for the helpful tidbits and banter...it helps me understand more about home theater than the usual watts and power. wink